Creamy Caesar Dressing
An easy homemade creamy caesar salad dressing comes together quickly with a handful of pantry staples!
Ingredients
- ½ cup Duke’s mayonnaise
- Zest and juice from ½ of a lemon
- 1 ½ tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese (I just use the pre-grated stuff from a can)
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 teaspoon distilled white vinegar
- ⅛ teaspoon garlic powder
- Kosher salt and ground black pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Whisk together all of the ingredients. Taste and season with salt and pepper, if desired. Thin with a small amount of cold water or buttermilk, if necessary.
Notes
- The recipe yields about ¾ cup of dressing. If you're preparing a larger salad, double all of the dressing ingredients.
- Season the Caesar salad with plenty of extra kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper just before serving. The best salads have well-seasoned dressing, as well as well-seasoned lettuce and other ingredients.
- Season the Caesar salad with plenty of extra kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper just before serving. The best salads have well-seasoned dressing, as well as well-seasoned lettuce and other ingredients.
- Use full-fat mayo (Duke's is our favorite) for the best flavor and texture.
- Use full-fat mayo (Duke's is our favorite) for the best flavor and texture.
Freshly-grated Parmesan is best on top of a Caesar salad, but the canned pre-grated stuff works best in the dressing, since it incorporates so well with the other ingredients. Swap out some of the mayo and use plain Greek-style yogurt instead. It will have a tangier flavor, but will still be rich and creamy. Make a Caesar salad wrap by rolling the salad with some sliced chicken in tortillas. Top the salad with chicken, salmon, steak, or shrimp and turn it into a main course. Add crispy bacon or pancetta to the salad. While Romaine lettuce is most traditional, you can substitute with other types of lettuce in a pinch. Try a spring mix of baby lettuce leaves or chopped Iceberg. Don't have a lemon on hand? You can substitute with about 1 tablespoon of bottled lemon juice. You want have the extra flavor from the lemon zest, but it will still be good. Make homemade croutons like these or like these cornbread croutons for your salad.
The recipe yields about ¾ cup of dressing. If you're preparing a larger salad, double all of the dressing ingredients.
- Freshly-grated Parmesan is best on top of a Caesar salad, but the canned pre-grated stuff works best in the dressing, since it incorporates so well with the other ingredients.
- Swap out some of the mayo and use plain Greek-style yogurt instead. It will have a tangier flavor, but will still be rich and creamy.
- Make a Caesar salad wrap by rolling the salad with some sliced chicken in tortillas.
- Top the salad with chicken, salmon, steak, or shrimp and turn it into a main course.
- Add crispy bacon or pancetta to the salad.
- While Romaine lettuce is most traditional, you can substitute with other types of lettuce in a pinch. Try a spring mix of baby lettuce leaves or chopped Iceberg.
- Don't have a lemon on hand? You can substitute with about 1 tablespoon of bottled lemon juice. You want have the extra flavor from the lemon zest, but it will still be good.
- Make homemade croutons like these or like these cornbread croutons for your salad.
- The recipe yields about ¾ cup of dressing. If you're preparing a larger salad, double all of the dressing ingredients.
Nutrition Information
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 12tablespoons
Amount Per Serving
Calories 67
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1tablespoon | |
| Calories | 67kcal | 3% |
| Carbohydrates | 0.3g | 0% |
| Protein | 0.3g | 1% |
| Fat | 7g | 11% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 4g | 24% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Trans Fat | 0.02g | 1% |
| Cholesterol | 4mg | 1% |
| Sodium | 90mg | 4% |
| Potassium | 9mg | 0% |
| Fiber | 0.1g | 0% |
| Sugar | 0.1g | 0% |
| Vitamin A | 13IU | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 0.1mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 8mg | 1% |
| Iron | 0.1mg | 1% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.